Laughing Squid
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Eating Insects, The Perennial Plate Interviews Insect Eating Expert
In Episode 78: Eating Insects, Daniel Klein of The Perennial Plate interviews David Gracer of Small Stock Foods, an expert in entomophagy (eating insects for…
What If Your Stuff Talked When You’re Not There
Stuff Talks When You’re Not There 2 by P0YKPAC
Track 61, Secret Train Platform Under the Waldorf-Astoria in Manhattan
Track 61 is a long abandoned, once secret train platform under the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan that allowed VIPs like President Franklin Roosevelt to enter…
A Day With Zombie Boy
“A Day with Zombie Boy” is a short documentary by Michael Hurley about Rick Genest (aka Zombie Boy), the model and performer who is known…
Never Sorry, A Documentary About Chinese Artist & Activist Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry is an upcoming documentary by Alison Klayman about the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei (trailer). The film is set to…
Against The Grain by Hudson, A Stop-Motion Kaleidoscopic Music Video
Against The Grain by Hudson, a stop-motion kaleidoscopic music video directed by VJ Dropbear aka Jonathan Chong. The new music video for ‘Against The Grain’…
The Distillation Series, Darkly Surreal Dioramas of Destruction and Family Life by Thomas Doyle
New York-based artist Thomas Doyle creates meticulously detailed dioramas of family life but with a darkly surreal twist. In his Distillation series, destruction and disaster…
Charlie Todd’s TEDx Talk on The Shared Experience of Absurdity
Improve Everywhere founder Charlie Todd gave a TEDxBloomington talk about The Shared Experience of Absurdity. Charlie Todd causes bizarre, hilarious, and unexpected public scenes: Seventy…
Science vs. Delirium, Art Portraits of Psychedelic Scientists
Australian graphic designer Simon Bent has created an art portrait series of psychedelic scientists titled Science Vs Delirium. Science Vs Delirium is a series of…
Lonely Number 11 by Sesame Street
Lonely Number 11 by Sesame Street, in honor of today 11/11/11, which is brought to you by the number 11.